Birthdays

Last night we celebrated my sister's birthday at my parents' house... I made chicken kiev (OMG, it's good... chicken. butter. fried. enough said.), roasted brussels sprouts, hoffbrau salad, and Mama Janis made fingerling potatoes and popovers.  The table setting was bruuuutiful... Janis used her antique Herend china (from the 1870's!):

After dinner and LOTS of wiiiine, Tito (Jennifer) opened her gifts... she REALLY loved the iPad that Mama Janis and Dougie gave her, along with all the accessories:

She also got an old fashioned hair dryer... not sure what to think of this, but I'm sure I'll be going over to use it (probably more than she!!)... please note the Soul Glo' lady on the box:

 

Pablo and O'Kelley (OUR NEW NEIGHBORS!!!!) joined us too and brought Tito an AWESOME Radko Santa ornament (I may or may not steal it)... THEN.... Corby finally got his birthday present (which had been custom made and took three months to arrive):

Christensen Arms 25- .06

 

AND... muy exciting... FRED-REBEKAH-POODLE-BEESH ECKOLS is in town for an entire week and staying with us til Sunday!!! There will be lots of debauchery going on this weekend, I'm sure... stay tuned!

XO, MEM